Karen Payne articles - 164 total
GitHub Copilot: Use prompt files for Visual Studio
Introduction With GitHub Copilot active in Microsoft Visual Studio, learn how to create...
FluentValidation Rule Sets
Introduction Learn how to use rule sets which allow developers to group validation rules...
EF Core DbContextOptionsBuilder
Introduction Learn how to use DbContextOptionsBuilder, which provides a simple API for...
C# Override Records ToString
Introduction Learn how to control formatting records by overriding ToString method along...
VS2022 External tools in toolbar
Introduction Microsoft Visual Studio provides a way to add external tools with options...
Import specific properties from JSON
Introduction Learn how to read a json string with known properties and remove unwanted...
Using Copilot agent in Visual Studio
Introduction The intent is to demonstrate working with GitHub Copilot agent mode in...
EF Core 9 mask data
Introduction Learn how to use EF Core interceptors and value converters to mask data read...
EF Core seeding data
Introduction Learn how to seed data with Microsoft EF Core 9 using UseSeeding and...
ASP .NET Core IOptionsMonitor Onchange
Introduction Learn how to set up a listener for IOptionsMonitor, which allows an ASP.NET...
Bootstrap 5 dialogs for ASP .NET Core/C# using ChatGPT
Introduction Learn to use Bootstrap 5.3.4 modal dialogs effectively in ASP.NET Core Razor...
ChatGPT custom GPT and C#
Introduction When displaying an image on a web page, it's recommended that the alt...
ASP .NET Core startup validation part 2
Introduction Learn how to implement ValidateOnStart with separate classes for validators...
Using Key-per-file configuration provider
Introduction Learn how to use a directory with files that represent a key per file and the...
Extend ConfigurationBuilder
Introduction Application configuration files are commonly used to access various settings,...
SQL-Server database table row count
Introduction Learn how to effectively get row counts for all tables or two or more tables...
EF Core Database/Tables exists
Introduction Learn how to determine if a database exists and if the required tables exist,...
Serilog filter log files by type
Introduction Learn how to split log data using Serilog FilterExpression for any project...
EF Core HasData
Introduction Data seeding can be used to set initial data or for testing purposes. Learn...
Diverse AI tools used for the C# developer
Introduction Learn to use multiple AI tools to solve problems and/or save time by allowing...
Working with interfaces
Introduction In C#, interfaces are powerful for designing flexible and reusable code. An...
Iterations
Introduction Making decisions for the correct path to work on a task, usually a developer...
NET 9 BinaryFormatter migration paths
Introduction With the release of .NET 9 Core Framework, BinaryFormatter Class is now...
Hidden NET 9 gems
Introduction When Microsoft announces a new version of the NET Framework there are release...
Visual Studio package security
Introduction Learn how to deal with NuGet packages with known vulnerabilities in Visual...
C# Search by multiple strings
Introduction Usually when there is a need to determine if a string has multiple...
Window Forms Dark mode
Introduction Learn how to support dark mode for Windows Forms projects targeting .NET 9...
NET6 - C# DistinctBy
Introduction Learn how to use DistinctBy which was introduced with NET6 Core. DistinctBy...
List all Visual Studio solutions
Introduction Learn how to get started with file globbing by creating a console project to...
Storing passwords safely (C#)
Introduction Learn and easy way to stored passwords in a SQL-Server database table using...